A. If a public nuisance created by accumulations of weeds and debris is seasonal and recurrent, the board shall declare the public nuisance as such in the resolution and conduct a noticed hearing in accordance with sections 3-5-3 through 3-5-5 of this chapter before issuing an abatement order for the public nuisance.
B. Thereafter, however, the board may order abatement of the seasonal and recurrent public nuisances without adopting new resolutions or conducting noticed public hearings under sections 3-5-3 through 3-5-5 of this chapter, provided that the general manager mails a postcard notice to owners of the properties identified in the resolution in accordance with subsection C of this section.
C. The postcard notice shall be mailed to the owners of the properties identified in the resolution, using the owners' names and addresses as they appear on Kern County's latest equalized assessment roll, at least fifteen (15) days before abatement is required under section 3-5-7 of this chapter. The postcard notice shall be prepared on district letterhead and shall read substantially as follows:
NOTICE TO REMOVE OR DESTROY SEASONAL
AND RECURRENT WEEDS AND DEBRIS
Notice is hereby given that on the day of , 20, the Board of Directors of the Bear Valley Community Services District adopted Resolution No. , a resolution declaring that noxious or dangerous weeds and/or debris of a seasonal and recurrent nature accumulate on property located at [Describe property by reference to the property's street address and Kern County assessor parcel number] and thereby create a public nuisance which must be abated by removal or destruction of the weeds and/or debris. Accumulations of weeds and/or debris presently located on the above-described property are creating a public nuisance, and the weeds and/or debris must be removed or destroyed within ten days after the date of this notice. Otherwise, the weeds and/or debris will be removed or destroyed by the District, in which case the cost of removal or destruction shall be assessed upon the property on which the weeds and/or debris are located, and such cost will constitute a lien upon the property until paid. For further details, please refer to Resolution No. , copies of which are available during regular business hours from the District office at the address listed above.
Dated this day of , 20.
[Name of General Manager]
General Manager
Bear Valley Community Services District
(Ord. 09-230, 1-8-2009)